  Neutral Map Replication Materials

  The files in this directory replicate the neutral maps and findings and
  figures reported in sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2, and section 4.2. The 
  analysis was conducted on standard hardware (4 cores 16 gigabytes of 
  memory); however, on standard hardware fully replicating the maps and 
  compiling the data from those maps takes approximately 60 hours and 
  requires roughly 120 gigabytes of available storage. We also include 
  all of the compiled replication data sets upon which we base the 
  findings reported in the article.  
  
  The findings rely on two implementations of the algorithm presented 
  in the paper, 'DELINEATE_GP', and a second implementation optimized for 
  small maps, 'DELINEATE_GP_small'. 'DELINEATE_GP' and 'DELINEATE_GP_small'
  are available from the authors for scholarly applications.  For 
  replication purposes, a binary of DELINEATE_GP and DELINEATE_GP_small 
  are also available from the editors of Political Analysis.
  
  To reproduce all of the data and replicate all the findings reported in 
  the paper, download and extract the contents of the file
  ‘Neutral_Map_Replication.zip' file and run the file 'Neutral_Map_Replication.R'.
  
  The file 'DELINEATE_Comparisons.nb' in the '/.Section_3.2' folder 
  recreates components of Figure 3 using Mathematica. The file
  'Neutral_Map_Replication.R' replicates elements of the other figures and
  saves a pdf version of each component to the sub directory associated with 
  that section. Re-composition of the figures exactly as presented in the paper 
  requires a vector graphics editor like Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, or Tikz.
  
